Donald P. Breakwell

1.8k total citations
29 papers, 616 citations indexed

About

Donald P. Breakwell is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald P. Breakwell has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 616 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ecology, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Donald P. Breakwell's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (12 papers), Microbial infections and disease research (8 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers). Donald P. Breakwell is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (12 papers), Microbial infections and disease research (8 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers). Donald P. Breakwell collaborates with scholars based in United States. Donald P. Breakwell's co-authors include Julianne H. Grose, Sandra H. Burnett, Alan R. Harker, Bryan D. Merrill, Ronald F. Turco, Loubna Tazi, Keith A. Crandall, D. R. Griffith, M. Bischoff and Kyle C. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Donald P. Breakwell

28 papers receiving 583 citations

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald P. Breakwell United States 14 300 265 149 75 50 29 616
Toby Wilkinson United Kingdom 17 202 0.7× 332 1.3× 87 0.6× 36 0.5× 55 1.1× 28 815
Rebekah A. Frampton New Zealand 10 258 0.9× 155 0.6× 333 2.2× 29 0.4× 51 1.0× 19 577
Susanne Verbarg Germany 15 204 0.7× 318 1.2× 128 0.9× 34 0.5× 16 0.3× 26 541
Jorge Rocha Mexico 14 137 0.5× 262 1.0× 150 1.0× 24 0.3× 35 0.7× 30 566
Gina R. Lewin United States 11 169 0.6× 383 1.4× 150 1.0× 23 0.3× 48 1.0× 17 740
Rangel Celso Souza Brazil 14 193 0.6× 312 1.2× 318 2.1× 33 0.4× 37 0.7× 25 770
Claudia Elizabeth Thompson Brazil 17 132 0.4× 268 1.0× 183 1.2× 75 1.0× 64 1.3× 43 735
Camila Carlos Brazil 12 287 1.0× 238 0.9× 95 0.6× 12 0.2× 31 0.6× 18 903
Reed M. Stubbendieck United States 11 159 0.5× 381 1.4× 99 0.7× 56 0.7× 34 0.7× 22 697
Jan Gawor Poland 16 361 1.2× 286 1.1× 85 0.6× 119 1.6× 13 0.3× 67 805

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald P. Breakwell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Breakwell, Donald P., et al.. (2021). Phages Bind to Vegetative and Spore Forms of Paenibacillus larvae and to Vegetative Brevibacillus laterosporus. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 588035–588035. 5 indexed citations
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Berg, Jordan A., Bryan D. Merrill, Donald P. Breakwell, Sandra Hope, & Julianne H. Grose. (2018). A PCR-Based Method for Distinguishing between Two Common Beehive Bacteria, Paenibacillus larvae and Brevibacillus laterosporus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84(22). 6 indexed citations
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Weber, K. Scott, Laura C. Bridgewater, Jamie L. Jensen, et al.. (2018). Personal microbiome analysis improves student engagement and interest in Immunology, Molecular Biology, and Genomics undergraduate courses. PLoS ONE. 13(4). e0193696–e0193696. 9 indexed citations
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Berg, Jordan A., et al.. (2016). Characterization of Five Novel Brevibacillus Bacteriophages and Genomic Comparison of Brevibacillus Phages. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0156838–e0156838. 15 indexed citations
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Aanderud, Zachary T., et al.. (2016). Bacterial Dormancy Is More Prevalent in Freshwater than Hypersaline Lakes. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 853–853. 46 indexed citations
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Merrill, Bryan D., et al.. (2015). Genome Sequences of Five Additional Brevibacillus laterosporus Bacteriophages. Genome Announcements. 3(5). 4 indexed citations
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Merrill, Bryan D., Julianne H. Grose, Donald P. Breakwell, & Sandra H. Burnett. (2014). Characterization of Paenibacillus larvae bacteriophages and their genomic relationships to firmicute bacteriophages. BMC Genomics. 15(1). 745–745. 29 indexed citations
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Grose, Julianne H., et al.. (2014). Genomic comparison of 93 Bacillus phages reveals 12 clusters, 14 singletons and remarkable diversity. BMC Genomics. 15(1). 855–855. 38 indexed citations
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Tazi, Loubna, Donald P. Breakwell, Alan R. Harker, & Keith A. Crandall. (2014). Life in extreme environments: microbial diversity in Great Salt Lake, Utah. Extremophiles. 18(3). 525–535. 57 indexed citations
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Grose, Julianne H., et al.. (2014). Genome Sequences of Three Novel Bacillus cereus Bacteriophages. Genome Announcements. 2(1). 7 indexed citations
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Smith, Kyle C., et al.. (2013). Phage cluster relationships identified through single gene analysis. BMC Genomics. 14(1). 410–410. 46 indexed citations
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Merrill, Bryan D., et al.. (2013). Complete Genome Sequences of Five Paenibacillus larvae Bacteriophages. Genome Announcements. 1(6). 11 indexed citations
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Shen, Peter, Matthew J. Domek, Eduardo Sanz‐García, et al.. (2012). Sequence and Structural Characterization of Great Salt Lake Bacteriophage CW02, a Member of the T7-Like Supergroup. Journal of Virology. 86(15). 7907–7917. 23 indexed citations
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Porter, Nathan T., et al.. (2011). Authentic Active Learning Activities Demonstrating the Use of Serial Dilutions and Plate Counts. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. 12(2). 152–156. 5 indexed citations
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Breakwell, Donald P., et al.. (2009). Preliminary Staining of Bacteria: Negative Stain. Current Protocols in Microbiology. 15(1). Appendix 3F–Appendix 3F. 7 indexed citations
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Breakwell, Donald P., et al.. (2009). Differential Staining of Bacteria: Acid Fast Stain. Current Protocols in Microbiology. 15(1). Appendix 3H–Appendix 3H. 13 indexed citations
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Breakwell, Donald P., et al.. (2009). Differential Staining of Bacteria: Endospore Stain. Current Protocols in Microbiology. 15(1). Appendix 3J–Appendix 3J. 22 indexed citations
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Breakwell, Donald P., et al.. (2009). Differential Staining of Bacteria: Gram Stain. Current Protocols in Microbiology. 15(1). Appendix 3C–Appendix 3C. 118 indexed citations
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Turco, Ronald F., M. Bischoff, Donald P. Breakwell, & D. R. Griffith. (1990). Contribution of soil-borne bacteria to the rotation effect in corn. Plant and Soil. 122(1). 115–120. 45 indexed citations
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Breakwell, Donald P. & Ronald F. Turco. (1989). Nutrient and phytotoxic contributions of residue to soil in no-till continuous-corn ecosystems. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 8(4). 10 indexed citations

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